Elevation Church Lekki, Lagos
Pastor Godman Akinlabi
Text: Isaiah 65:21-24 -
Get in Gear: What drives us to work?
When worship, I work, when I'm working , I'm worshipping God.
Work is a calling from God.
What extent does your worldview drive your beliefs/ responses of a workplace.
What does God have to say about work?
1. During those days, the quality of work was the testament to their belief in Jesus.
2. Genesis 2:5, 8, 15.
3. Man wasn't created to be jobless. He was to tend and keep.
4. Our vocation is the first calling from God.
5. We need to find a connection between our faith and work. Our Christianity cannot be disconnected from our work.
Four ways my faith drives my work
1. My faith gives an inner balance without which my work can destroy me. We should derive our esteem from Christ and not our work. Who we are in Christ deals with the pressure of achievement and success. Ephesians 2:10.
2. My faith enables dignity without which little work can discourage me. In most parts of the work, there is no dignity of labor. But when we are Christians we shouldn't see things beneath us. We speak lightly to people that do little work. When we refuse to celebrate the dignity in labor, they are forced into negative works. We need to create an environment where everyone is not looked down on.
3. My faith gives me a moral compass without which work can corrupt me. What will you do or not do for profit? My faith gives me direction at work. Many people believe morality is relative. Morality may be relative but righteousness is not. We need to accept ourselves as the righteousness in Christ Jesus. Prov 14:34, Rev 22:12.
4. My faith gives me hope without which my effort may seem/can meaningless. Our faith in Christ makes us stand and not give up even in this place of work. We rejoice in the fact that we have played our own part.
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